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•Bonnie is 36 weeks and her physician is concerned that thefetus is showing signs of distress.  She orders a “lungprofile” which consists of determining the L/S ratio and measuringthe percent phosphatidylglycerol (PG) on amnioticfluid.  The results are:

•L/S ratio = 1.0

•PG ratio = 0.3%

1.What is the interpretation of these test results?

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Amniotic fluid specimen taken to assess the fetal lung maturity in complicated pregnancy to avoid respiratory distress or to assess respiratory distress Lecithin sphingomyelin ratio is test to help in the assessment of respiratory distress to prevent the collapse of lungs in the newborn it is    See Answer
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